Q&A
Shola Lynch
2013-06-02T20:00:06-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvODVlXC8yMDEzMDYwMjIzMTcwOTAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Shola Lynch talked about her documentary, Free Angela and All Political Prisoners. The film tells the story of Angela Davis, who in 1972 was charged by the U.S. government in a murder conspiracy case that generated vast publicity and ended in her acquittal on all charges. The documentary also detailed Ms. Davis' life from her middle class upbringing in Birmingham, Alabama, to her becoming one of the FBI’s “Most Wanted” fugitives. Ms. Lynch said the story needed to be told because it was “a political crime drama with a love story in the middle of it.” She also discussed her previous documentary, Chisholm '72: Unbought and Unbossed, about Representative Shirley Chisholm’s (D-NY) run for the presidency in 1972.
Shola Lynch talked about her documentary, Free Angela and All Political Prisoners. The film tells the story of Angela Davis, who in 1972 was…
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Shola Lynch talked about her documentary, Free Angela and All Political Prisoners. The film tells the story of Angela Davis, who in 1972 was charged by the U.S. government in a murder conspiracy case that generated vast publicity and ended in her acquittal on all charges. The documentary also detailed Ms. Davis' life from her middle class upbringing in Birmingham, Alabama, to her becoming one of the FBI’s “Most Wanted” fugitives. Ms. Lynch said the story needed to be told because it was “a political crime drama with a love story in the middle of it.” She also discussed her previous documentary, Chisholm '72: Unbought and Unbossed, about Representative Shirley Chisholm’s (D-NY) run for the presidency in 1972. close
Shola Lynch talked about her documentary, Free Angela and All Political Prisoners. The film tells the story of Angela Davis, who in 1972 was… read more
Shola Lynch talked about her documentary, Free Angela and All Political Prisoners. The film tells the story of Angela Davis, who in 1972 was charged by the U.S. government in a murder conspiracy case that generated vast publicity and ended in her acquittal on all charges. The documentary also detailed Ms. Davis' life from her middle class upbringing in Birmingham, Alabama, to her becoming one of the FBI’s “Most Wanted” fugitives. Ms. Lynch said the story needed to be told because it was “a political crime drama with a love story in the middle of it.” She also discussed her previous documentary, Chisholm '72: Unbought and Unbossed, about Representative Shirley Chisholm’s (D-NY) run for the presidency in 1972. close
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